Improvement in bottle-stoppers



T. J. HOLMES,

Bottle-Stopper. N0.1'6(),325,' H Patented March2,1875.

THE GRAPHIC C0.PNOT0-LlTH.39&4-I PARK PLAOEJLY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. HOLMES, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOTTLE-S TOPPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,325, dated March 2,1875; application filed January 6, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. HOLMES, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, haie invented certain Improvementsin Bottle-Stoppers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings makingpart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View ofmy improved bottle-stopper. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through thesame. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cap with its screw-shank.

My present invention consists in a cap provided with a vent-opening, incombination with a hollow screw-shank and stopper, for use in connectionwith atomizing-tubes, the stopper, when worn out, being readily removedfrom the screw-shank and replaced by a new one.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention,I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A represents the cork or rubber stopper of thebottle, provided with a central hole passing vertically through it forthe passage of a screw-shank, a, projecting down from the under side ofa circular metallic cap, b, by which construction the stopper is kept inplace up in contact therewith, and all liability of its beingaccidentally separated therefrom is avoided, the stopper, when unfit forfurther use, being readily unscrewed, and a new one substitutedtherefor. The interior of the shank is provided with a vertical passage,c, which communicates and is in line with a similar opening, cl, throughthe cap, the passage and opening, when the stopper is to be used inatomizers, being each of such form as to allow of the entrance of theatomizing-tube, and at the same time afford room for the passage of theair between the outside of the tube and the inside of the screw-shank tofurnish the necessary vent. (See Figs. 1, 2, and 3.)

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The cap b, with its vent-opening, in combination with the hollowscrew-shank a and stopper A, substantially as and for the purposedescribed. I

Witness my hand this 30th day of December, 1874.

THos. J. HOLMES.

In presence of- N. W. STEARNS, W. J. CAMBRIDGE.

